“This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security of the United States by helping to improve the security of a country vital to US foreign policy and national security goals in South Asia,” the announcement said.

“By acquiring this capability, Pakistan will enhance its ability to conduct operations in North Waziristan Agency (NWA), the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), and other remote and mountainous areas in all-weather, day-and-night environments,” DSCA said.

The principal contractors will be The Boeing Company in Huntsville, Alabama; Lockheed Martin in Bethesda, Maryland; Bell Helicopter, Textron in Fort Worth, Texas and General Electric in Lynn, Massachusetts.

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